Hawaiian Airlines will offer free wi-fi.
Hawaiian Airlines will offer free wi-fi on flights across the Pacific, including to the continental US, Asia and Australia, through the Starlink satellite system.
The service will be offered on the carrier's new Boeing 787-9 aircraft, as well as the A330 and A321neo aircraft.
It won't be offered on Boeing 717 flights between the Hawaiian islands.
Hawaiian Airlines waited until technology caught up with their high standards for guest experience, but it will be worth the wait.
Our guests can look forward to fast, seamless and free wi-fi.
Starlink has a network of about 2,000 satellites that are designed to deliver high-speed internet to consumers and businesses anywhere on the planet.
The company has been in talks with various airlines for months to provide the in-flight internet service as it seeks to expand its reach beyond providing households in rural areas of the globe with little to no internet access.
The installation of Starlink on Hawaiian planes is expected to start next year.
We have looked at our market and not seen many great options over the Pacific. Hawaiian's chief marketing officer told CNBC that they don't have any internet on their fleet.
The options have been improving over time, but we have waited until there was a product offering that would live up to the expectations of our guests.
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